ទូរស័ព្ទ

See also: ទូរសព្ទ

Khmer

Alternative forms

• ទូរសព្ទ (tuurĕəʼsap)

Etymology

From Sanskrit दूर (dūra, “far”) + शब्द (śabda, “word; sound”); equivalent to ទូរ (tuu) +‎ ស័ព្ទ (sap). Compare Lao ໂທລະສັບ (thō la sap), Thai โทรศัพท์ (too-rá-sàp).

Pronunciation

Orthographic ទូរស័ព្ទ dūrs˘b̥d Phonemic ទូ-រៈ-ស័ប / ទូ-រ'-ស័ប dū-r`-s˘p / dū-r'-s˘p WT romanisation tuurĕəʼsap, tuurəsap (standard) IPA(key) /tuː.rĕəʔ.sap/ ~ /tuː.rə.sap/

Noun

ទូរស័ព្ទ • (tuurĕəʼsap)

1. telephone, phone

   ទូរស័ព្ទលោកលេខប៉ុន្មាន  ―  tuurĕəʼsap look leek ponmaan  ―  What is your phone number?

   និយាយទូរសព្ទ  ―  niyiəy tuurĕəʼsap  ―  to telephone

Derived terms

• ទូរស័ព្ទចល័ត (tuurĕəʼsap caʼlat)